CityBiking from Williamsburg to Downtown Brooklyn
I had a highlight of my recent stay in downtown Brooklyn, Citybiking. I met a friend up in Williamsburg, and after a most excellent lunch at Aurora, we walked around and checked out the funky shops, huge condo developments, and hand-painted billboards, up close. I walked a mile or so […]
This Is Not Your Father’s Porn
I read an article about the pornography industry that indicated that the profits are getting smaller and smaller as the business faces the same headwinds that affected the music business. The business is down…way, way down, from the lofty heights before the tubes. And the tubes are what is draining […]
Brooklyn Is My Next Stop
I am looking forward to a short little trip on Sunday, to the nation’s fifth largest city….Brooklyn, New York. I’ll be staying at the Marriott Brooklyn Bridge, between the Heights and Williamsburg, for two nights. I’ve enjoyed visiting the Park Slope neighborhood a few times, and every time I’m there […]
Aloft and Element Hotels, In Boston’s Seaport
We’re enjoying a February vacation city break at a great and relatively new hotel, the Element Seaport Boston. Up on the sixth floor, we’ve got a suite with a full kitchen and a comfy living room. Unfortunately, the only view out the big window is of the vast parking lot. […]
Larry Kelley Was the Voice of Amherst
The voice of Amherst has been silenced. Ironically, the car accident on Amherst Road that killed veteran blogger, Larry Kelley, 62, was the kind of thing he would have covered on his wildly popular blog, Only in the Republic of Amherst. Larry died Friday afternoon, and many, many people have […]
Welcome to a Wireless World,Whether You Like it or Not!
Now I can type on my phone with a real keyboard. wow. I just plugged my iPhone into a Bluetooth keyboard. Cool! I can post blogs with this…i can bring this on a trip with me and leave my laptop at home. Can I? Ok, well to test this out, […]
Kate and Jon and their Families Get Married
What an exciting day for our family! My daughter Kate got married to Jon Sliva, and just about all of us got a chance to toast her on her wedding day, right in her own house. Kate and Jon began combining their households months ago, but on Saturday, Feb […]
The Deerfield Planning Board’s Long Night
We are installing a new TV but it’s not ready yet. So I sought out some interesting entertainment by attending a Deerfield Planning Board meeting at Town Hall tonight. On the agenda was a hotly contested 72-unit condo development on Sugarloaf St, a medical marijuana dispensary hoping to convert a […]
Try Meditating Upside Down, Nikki Starr Advised
I went to bed early last night with a cold stuffing up my nose. I woke up to 16-degree temperatures but feeling well rested. I have added a new activity to my morning routine that I think will prove to be especially helpful. I have been wanting to learn how to […]
At IMM Meeting, Picking Up News from Around the World
I met with about 30 people today, all from different parts of the world, sharing their reasons why we should write travel articles about them. Every destination has its bullet points, and I was there to glean how they could be transformed into stories. Here are some of them. I […]
Heading Down to the Big Apple for a Week of Networking
This will be an exciting week of networking. I’m heading down to the homestead in Blawenburg New Jersey on Tuesday evening, and then Weds I’ll see Mom and Dad and then head to my favorite parking garage in Jersey City NJ, and PATH-train it over to Manhattan that night. Thursday […]
Rose Bowen Has Changed My World for the Better
Through the ups and downs of running a travel site, I have one bright spot. There is an oasis of calm and reasoned thought and that is my webmaster Rose Bowen. Rose would never ask for such praise, she’s definitely not a front row of the class kind of […]
Moving Forward as Grandkids Brighten my Weekend
I am in a great mood tonight as Friday moves ahead. No, not because of what happened in Washington. It’s more that I am excited about the days ahead, and that my friends, is the key to happiness! I’m spending the weekend with the grandkids, can’t wait. I don’t ever […]
Getting Ready for the Big Show Next Week
Every time I get a chance to do a speaking presentation, I get terribly nervous. And every time, for the past 15 years, it’s always worked out well. Still, I think the anxiety makes me work harder and ultimately pushes me to get it better every time. Next week, I’ll […]
Memories of the Coldest Place I’ve Ever Been: Winnipeg
One thing that’s all the rage these days is to send out a simple question to a whole bunch of attention-hungry bloggers, like me. I got a quick email asking me a simple question, what was my best and coldest winter season travel experience. So I sent in some pithy […]
The Fastest Way from Chicago to Pittsburgh, Hyperloop
People are excited in Columbus, Ohio because of a new way to travel–at 700 miles per hour–that might be coming right through their city. The Hyperloop One was first envisioned by Elon Musk in 2014, the man known for SpaceX and Tesla. But now serious people are exploring a […]
Valley Voices: A Nice January Surprise
I met Janice Beetle a month or so ago at an art opening. We chatted for a bit and I didn’t know she wrote a weekly profile column on MassLive every week. So I was tickled and pleased when the brief interview I did with her over email came out as […]